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Brentwood hires CPA contractor to reconcile finances and votes to create full-time finance post
Summary
The Select Board approved hiring independent CPA Greg Colby on a short contract to bring the town’s reconciliations up to date, required biweekly progress reports, allowed a 16-hour assistant hire in the town clerk’s office, and voted to post a full‑time finance director position.
The Brentwood Select Board voted to retain an independent CPA, approve limited interim staffing, and begin recruitment for a permanent full‑time finance director after hearing that town account reconciliations were incomplete through 2024.
At the meeting the board approved hiring Greg Colby, a CPA recommended by the town’s auditors, on an initial basis to reconcile accounts through 2024 and bring the town up to the present. Andrea (Town Administrator) described the consultant’s proposal: “He could come in. He again would be a hundred and $25 an hour. He says for 3 months, he could do it in 10 to 20 hours for 3 months and he could go from there.” The board required the contractor to provide at least biweekly progress reports.
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